innocence

“We ask the public to respect the presumption of innocence and to refrain from speculation as we work to gather all relevant facts.”

"It tore some of my innocence out sending those photos," she added.

When I confront the group of boys, one feigns innocence, claiming he’d been speaking to his friend.

When Ross challenged them with “I heard you,” they too tried to claim innocence.

But now is the time for grief: grief over who we’re sure to lose in the next four years, and grief over whatever last strings of democratic innocence we had left.